As many of you know we haven’t been blogging for quite a while due to how busy it has been at Ten 8ty Four towers, we were hoping for a small rest over the holidays, however it has been just as busy!

We are back with a bang for 2012 and we have some good news! Due to all the hard work from the Ten 8ty Four team in 2011, we have been featured in February’s edtion of GQ magazine, which also features Michael Fasbender. For all those wondering if they’re able to read it online unfortunately it not available online, so you will have to go into the shops and buy yourself an issue and have a read (we are on page 134)!

I would like to say thank you to all the Ten 8ty Four team for all their hard work and enthusiasm which has resulted in Ten 8ty Four being featured in GQ magazine for the first time, we hope to bring you more good news soon and wish all a very great 2012!

I don’t think there are any words that can express what joy Entourage has brought to many people across the world, it is amazing to believe that this show has lasted 8 years. Many would argue the past few seasons haven’t been as good as the earlier seasons were, however in the earlier seasons these four guys, four friends were only just boys but in the final few seasons they have really developed their characters into real men and real story lines.

For me the final season Johnny Drama has been outstanding, without a doubt his best work to date, the writers have really developed him into something great and you think to yourself why has it taken such a long time for this to happen!

Many critics feel Entourage should’ve finished with the Season 6 finale, I would have to agree to a certain extent as the finale two years ago succeeded in tying off loose ends without being too saccharine and without jarring the viewer’s heads right off their necks. however the reason why there was two more season’s was because we just love these guys too much and the prospect of seeing the through more adventures was too enticing too pass up but what the final season didn’t have was it was novel, brilliant and hilarious back in the early days.

Sometimes, you get what you ask for a happy ending for all. But I never expected the finish line to feel this cheap and unearned.

Most people who know me, know I live a pretty hectic and crazy life, I am never in the same spot for more than an hour and my blackberry is my life, without it I can’t operate, my life is controlled by one device. Last Friday (24/05/2011) I had the privilege of going to see a real soul legend, the wonderful and delightful Sade.

Sade is so low key it is unbelievable and very rarely tours and even rarer are any media interviews. Trust me I tried and I was told it would be easier to get an invite to the Royal wedding than to have 10minutes with Sade, now that is how low-key this lady is!

“She still around is she?” someone said, when I said she was coming to the Arena. No Gaga-style gimmicks to keep the hype train going for Sade.

This modern day soul legend made her name when Madonna was still ascending to pop’s throne, with songs as redolent of Rolexes and Filofaxes as they were of bedsits and lonely streets, this is in the 80′s when I was still rolling around in nappies. She then withdrew to the countryside, leaving a 10-year gap between her ‘comeback’ album Lover’s Rock, which has to be probably some of her greatest work and her latest relaease, Soldier Of Love.

This soul singer  last toured in 2001 – which seems to be doing the 50m selling artist good, this gig was sold out and she was playing an arena and not many artists from the 80′s are able to do that in 2011. Her evocative voice, as powerful as it is unique, rises like blue smoke above an audience that welcomes her with thunderous applause.

She needed to get warmed up first, opening the show with Soldier Of Love. Afterwards, a broad smile wreathing her feline features, she said: “It’s been too long, and we have only a short time to make up for all the time we’ve wasted.” For me that was it, I was hooked, her soft voice was mesmerising and she had me and the 10,000 plus others in the arena in the palm of her hands, many of whom have been hooked ever since they first heard a Sade record.

As the set continued with Skin and Love Is Found, the fans were reminded that Sade is not just its eponymous singer, but a great band that effortlessly blends R&B, jazz, reggae, rock and Latin flavours.

A noirish voiceover and video backdrop of moody, neon-lit cityscapes hailed the signature Smooth Operator, with its easy swinging rhythms and sax lines. This marked the point when a good performance became a brilliant one.

Sade’s voice, undimmed by time, soared as she performed Jezebel, the perfect piece for her elegant, aching singing style. In black and white, in the big screen above the stage, she referenced Billie Holiday in a white blouse, working perfectly in tandem with a bluesy, moaning sax. Is It A Crime, which kept building up then returning to a torchy refrain, was another star performance.

The slender singer has a unique ability to paint pictures with her voice, and although at times the giant video backdrops threatened to dwarf her, they complemented the mood; a stark landscape of bare trees, and the summery snaps that accompanied After All Is Said Done, reflecting the mood.

No Ordinary Love, King Of Sorrow and Pearls also sparkled. Cherish The Day, with its trip-hop pulse, ended a masterclass in making up for lost time, when leaving the arena I looked around and people were walking with a big smile on their face, like they had been privilege to something unique and probably, most likely will never see Sade on UK shores again.

I would highly recommend the new release and also the ultimate collection cd, it has been on constant rewind in my car since Friday. Ms. Sade…. Thank you!

Many thanks to Rob @Sony and Ben @Marshall-Arts

We have been away, hence the lack of blogging, we have been partying in cannes with clients and the rich and famous from the world of hollywood!

Forget the Oscars – if you want to see which stars really earn their fashion stripes, it’s Cannes where they display their true colours. It’s not just one evening for which the A-list have to choose outfit, hair and make-up – it’s an entire week of meticulously styled high profile premieres, parties and yacht-hopping.

This year was one of the best shows yet, as a legion of perfectly groomed A-listers turned out in their finery on film festival’s red carpets.

Here we round up the best – and the worst – that Cannes had to offer.

Delicate: Naomi Campbell in fringed lace; Elizabeth Olsen in big sisters’ label The Row; Kirsten Dunst in layered lace Chanel Couture with neat elfin hairstyle – could she be any more perfect?

Lacy days: Marc Jacobs model Irina Shayk in white Armani Privé, Sarah Jessica Parker in full-length Dolce & Gabbana and best actress winner Kirsten Dunst in metallic corseted Chanel

White out: Left, Uma Thurman in white Dolce & Gabbana, Salma Hayek in Gucci Premier, the label owned by her husband, Bar Refaeli in sequin and feather Roberto Cavalli

Cannes judge Uma Thurman wowed in this cobalt blue Armani Privé column dress, Jessica Chastain arrived at the Tree Of Life premiere in a canary yellow Zac Posen gown

THE GOTH GIRLS IN BLACK LACE

Goth girls: Claudia Schiffer in black lace Chanel accessorised with lashings of Chanel diamonds; Uma Thurman breaks out yet another Dolce & Gabbana; Polish model Anja Rubik looks undeniably stunning in this wonderful Emilio Pucci dress, but reveals a bit too much in the lingerie department.

The Jury: Jude Law, Linn Ullmann,Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Nansun Shi, Robert De Niro, Martina Gusman, Olivier Assayas and Uma Thurman poses for photos

Sin City actress Rosario Dawson looked amazing in a shimmery blue, one shouldered gown

Last week on probably what was the hottest day fo the year so far Carolina Herrera a real favourite with the ladies in the office and my missus launched a new perfume called CH L’eau.

Carolina Herrera was in London to celebrate “flower madness” and the arrival of Spring at a special cocktail event hosted by Another website and designed by Simon Costin.   The cocktail party was for specially invited guests  linked with the launch of a new floral fragrance, CH L’Eau and CH Carolina Herrera and a flower-themed accessories line, and was the first event to be staged at the opulent and newly renovated 29 Portland Place in London. As ever we had our eyes and ears to the ground was lucky enough to be there!

Guests including Nicky Haslam, Noelle Reno, and Amber Atherton were treated to a fantastical interior designed by production designer extraordinaire Simon Costin, with sounds from Spanish celebrity DJ Bimba Bose and special London guest Daisy Lowe. Carolina did attend to celebrate the launch of Flower Madness.

The second party was they had was on Friday night to celebrate 212 VIP by Caroline Herrera.

212 VIP will be hosting a series of underground, New York-style club nights in London, with the first being on  Friday 8^th April 2011. Once again we were privileged enough to attend the first event at  Adam Street member’s club, chosen for its New York-style, these exclusive pop-up club nights will be bringing a taste of NYC nightlife to London, with legendary DJ Joey Negro, who played the first event!

The new Carolina Herrera fragrance, 212 VIP, takes its inspiration from New York’s most creative people, the real VIP’s, young talents who are writing the future history of the city, people who want to have a good time. The phrase “Are you on the list?” comes from the VIP world, but has nothing to do with money or fame. Getting on the “list” has more to do with having the attitude and the personality. 212 VIP is a fun, festive and floral fragrance that combines style with attitude and hits three essential notes, redolent of nightlife: accords of heady rum and exotic passion fruit, abundant musk and distinguished gardenia and ultra-feminine vanilla and sensual tonka bean. A touch of originality and sophistication.

I really loved this event and they even had a great goody bag, which included the 212 VIP for women in there – the ladies in the office loving that to the max!!!

A series of 212 VIP pop-up clubs will be organized throughout Spring and summer 2011. Watch this space for details of a special night to launch 212 VIP MAN to the UK….

Thanks so much to Olivia Watts at Front Row PR for hooking it all up – Thanks girl!

I am still very undecided on these I don’t know what to think if they are nice or not!

It looks like Jordan Brand teamed up with Nitro Microphone Underground member XBS on a pack of sneakers. For the Jordan Tokyo 23 initiative the two worked on a Jordan 5 Retro and a Jordan CP3 IV. Both sneakers are highlighted with a warm yellow tone on the upper and feature the Jordan Tokyo 23 logo embroidered on the side-panels. For the launch of the initiative, expected end of May 2011, a website will go live at jordantokyo23.com.

99 per cent of the UK basked in glorious weather over the past 5 days, I spent 3 out of 5 days in London nad absolutley loved it! The fashion on show from women was immense, especially around Mayfair, New bond Street, women really love to dress in their labels and it was all on show. As many of you know I have been championing Guiseppe Zanotti since the blog began and these are beautiful!

These designer shoes are nude colored leather with metallic palte in a wide T-Strap style. They have a leather sole and in-sole. The heel measures 4.5 inches. $895 UK price around £800.00

Alot of the TV I watch is from the US, I am usually up on my shows way way before most people find out about them in the UK and this definitely is one of those.  HBO are an amazing production company in the US and have comissioned some of the best shows to have ever come out of the US- The Sopranos, Entourage just to name a few….

Check this out….

I havent been able to blog as much since the begining of London Fashion Week, just purely because it has been manic, however i have seen a number of famous faces grace the front row of the shows I have attended. Check them out

Kirsten Dunst and Clemence Poesy at the Mulberry show.

Kate Bosworth turns out for Burberry – only the A-list at this show

Do you remember this womn- a very grown up Rachel Bilson

The Duran Duran boys arrive at Burberry

Miss Ellie Goulding rocking this amazing Burberry mac and on the front row

Jade Parfit, the brand ambassador for Christopher Kane

Daisy Lowe modelling at the Christopher Kane show

Jo Wood front row at Christopher Kane

Model Poppy Delvinge at the Pringle show yesterday

How different does Joesephine de la Baume look compared to her Agent Provocateur pics

The PM’s wife Samantha Cameron glamming it up on the front row at David Koma’s show

Probably the 3 most talked about women at this years LFW – I am sure I dont need to tell you who they are

The Queen of fashion editorial Anna Wintour at Topshop unique in a beautiful Prada skirt

Divine, Actress Rebecca Hall at Mulberry

Olivia Palermo poses in one of Mulberry’s autumn/winter 2011 coats.

Fearne Cotton at the mulberry show

Gemma Arterton at Mulberry

Alexa Chung glamming it up at Topshop unique

Here she is with Pixie Geldof

Nicholas Hoult and sister at Mulberry.

Mr Hudson at ACNE looking very cool

Kirsten Dunst at Mulberry

So in love with Rosamund Pike at the moment

Clemence Poesy at Mulberry.

Mary Portas and wife Melanie Rickey at Acne.

Yesterday saw the launch of MWC which is a conference about everything new coming out in the world of gadgets and mobiles in the next 12months. To be fair there is some pretty exciting stuff to be released in the next few 12months.

Sony were first out of the block with what is going to be known as the playstation phone aka Sony Xperia play.

Sony Xperia Play ($TBA) the PlayStation Phone, the Play is powered by Android, and features slide-out gaming controls, a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor with Adreno GPU, a five-megapixel camera, a four-inch, 480×854 touch screen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS, and access to PlayStation content through the PlayStation Suite store.